Table 2. Details on the brain regions in the DMN map (P<0.01, FDR corrected) from the healthy controls and MHE patients.
Anatomical region | Hemisphere | MNI coordinates (x, y, z) | Brodmann's area | Cluster size (Voxels) | t value |
Healthy controls | |||||
PCC/PCUN | L/R | 0, −51, 30 | 7, 23, 26, 30 | 2212 | 15.32 |
IPL | L | −68, −66, 30 | 39, 40 | 359 | 16.17 |
R | 57, −63, 27 | 39, 40 | 279 | 15.15 | |
PHG | L | −27, −24, −15 | 35, 36 | 86 | 6.51 |
R | 30, −30, −15 | 35, 36 | 50 | 4.77 | |
ITG | L | −57, −21, −18 | 20, 21,38 | 522 | 9.50 |
R | 54, 0, −33 | 20, 21,38 | 488 | 9.76 | |
MPFC | L/R | 3, 42, −18 | 8, 9, 10, 11, 32 | 3183 | 13.64 |
MHE patients | |||||
PCC/PCUN | L/R | 6, −51, 33 | 7, 23, 26, 30 | 2389 | 16.09 |
IPL | L | −45, −72, 42 | 39, 40 | 304 | 15.11 |
R | 51, −66, 30 | 39, 40 | 318 | 13.94 | |
PHG | L | −27, −33, −15 | 35, 36 | 60 | 5.97 |
R | 30, −27, −18 | 35, 36 | 55 | 6.67 | |
ITG | L | −60, −9, −18 | 20, 21,38 | 424 | 8.91 |
R | 60, −6, −24 | 20, 21,38 | 356 | 9.15 | |
MPFC | L/R | −6, 48, −9 | 8, 9, 10, 11, 32 | 3141 | 10.46 |
DMN = default mode network; FDR = false discovery rate; MHE = minimal hepatic encephalopathy; PCC/PCUN = posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus; MPFC = medial prefrontal cortex; PHG = parahippocampal gyrus; MNI = Montreal Neurological.